MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025) vs Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
- Performs significantly better (up to 47%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 27% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 8-11% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 99.9 against 90 watt-hours
Advantages of the Asus TUF Gaming A16 FA608
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 690 grams less (around 1.52 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (147.6 vs 179.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.89 kg (6.37 lbs) | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399.99 x 289.67 x 19.9-23.99 mm 15.75 x 11.4 x 0.78-0.94 inches |
354 x 269 x 17.9-25.7 mm 13.94 x 10.59 x 0.7-1.01 inches |
| Area | 1159 cm2 (179.6 inches2) | 952 cm2 (147.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.1% | ~77.9% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 4.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 39.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 126 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Stealth A18 AI+ (2025)
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
TUF Gaming A16 FA608
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~26% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1157:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 59.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 41.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 39.8% |
| Response time | - | 11 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Right, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 280 W | 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 748 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (4P + 6E) | 8 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 880M | Radeon 780M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 17-26.8 TFLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~28 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 5888 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 184 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 17-26.8 TFLOPS | 14.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 4195 | 2984 |
| Solar Bay | 64945 | 44101 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~79.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | - | 13.0 x 8.5 cm |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on TUF Gaming A16 FA608:
- The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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